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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1965
Page
10
The National Inter-Agency Council signaled it may shift the anti smoking fight to the states due to the absence of decisive federal action. The group spoke at a Monday meeting marking the first anniversary of the surgeon general's smoking and health report which had urged strong measures.
Speakers at a Monday meeting of the Inter-Agency Council urged states to pass laws regulating cigarette advertising amid slow federal action. Emerson Foote urged warnings on all packs and ads, and warned the battle against smoking would be long.FTC had sought labeling but withdrew under industry and House pressure. Congress funded tobacco health research but not the health clearinghouse requested.
United States scientists report Earth may be 4.7 billion years old, about 150 million years older than prior estimates, in a Carnegie Institution of Washington and U.S. Geological Survey joint annual report. The Milky Way is about 12 billion years old, quasars blaze with extreme brightness, and Earth's core is now estimated to be 2,120 miles in diameter.
A Navy bean ball story details Capt. R. S. Crenshaw Jr. authoring the Bean Ball Bible with Capt. John Horrocks Jr. and Lt. J. L. McLaughlin, a playful look at shipboard rules and the phrase winning the game isn't important its everything. The piece then shifts to the Thresher disaster spurring urgent Navy submarine safety actions directed by Navy Secretary Paul H. Nitze after a 129 lives loss and congressional testimony.
In Naples, circus owner Orlando Orfei vowed not to parade elephants at markets again after a Sunday event to publicize his show. The elephants charged through the open-air market, scattering vendors and housewives. About a dozen elephants raided stalls, gorging on fruit and vegetables before being led away when satiated.
Reno Nevada story about Barbara Davis a 17 year old Wooster High School senior who gave a 21 question civic test to 51 participants including four teachers and three college students. Only five passed with 70 or more. Scores ranged 33 to 88. Questions included naming three constitutional requirements for being president with erroneous answers such as must be a millionaire must be male and white only married.
The Sun editorially protested that a London management consultant firm has introduced lie detectors in Britain and urged the public to refuse to take them. The paper called the lie detector a humiliating device and noted Americans have used them for years.
A 16 year old boy survived a 235 foot fall from the Golden Gate Bridge with injuries judged not critical by doctors. The jumper, identified as Thomas Paul Tanzer of Livermore, California, was among the few known survivors of such a fall. at least 278 people have died attempting the leap.
Hollywood legend Bob Hope recalled a five minute standing ovation from thousands of GIs on Guam during a recent base tour. He described it as the greatest thrill of his career and said he would not show the footage on television. The piece also reports a Bay Bridge jumper surviving a fall and a separate incident involving a Coast Guard rescue.
UPI report notes Warren Commission staffer says much of Marina Oswald's testimony would be inadmissible if Lee Harvey Oswald faced murder charges. She cited rifle details and her husband's character as examples. The analysis appears in the American Bar Association journal, highlighting admissibility limits and trial perspectives. A separate Navajo Reservation discovery reports 12 1 2 foot dinosaur tracks.
Public hearing by the West Virginia State Road Commission on Interstate Route 64 between Beckley Raleigh County and Caldwell Greenbrier County. Meeting at Meadow Bridge High School Auditorium January 2 1965 at 10 00 A M EST to gather citizen opinions on location and construction. Executive Secretary Sam G McEwen. 1 18 Tue 2 PH
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